Population justification: The global population is estimated to number c.160,000-1,200,000 individuals (Wetlands International, 2006), while national population sizes have been estimated at c.1,000-10,000 individuals on migration and < c.50 wintering individuals in Taiwan and c.10,000-100,000 breeding pairs and c.1,000-10,000 individuals on migration in Russia (Brazil 2009).

Trend justification: The overall population trend is stable, although some populations have unknown trends (Wetlands International 2006).

Country/Territory distribution

Country/Territory

Occurrence status

Presence

Breeding

Non-breeding

Passage

Resident

Afghanistan

Native

Extant

Yes

Angola

Native

Extant

Argentina

Vagrant

Extant

Armenia

Native

Extant

Australia

Native

Extant

Austria

Native

Extant

Yes

Azerbaijan

Native

Extant

Yes

Bahrain

Native

Extant

Yes

Yes

Bangladesh

Native

Extant

Belarus

Native

Extant

Yes

Belgium

Vagrant

Extant

Botswana

Vagrant

Extant

British Indian Ocean Territory

Native

Extant

Brunei

Native

Extant

Bulgaria

Vagrant

Extant

Burundi

Vagrant

Extant

Cambodia

Native

Extant

Cameroon

Vagrant

Extant

Canada

Vagrant

Extant

China (mainland)

Native

Extant

Christmas Island (to Australia)

Vagrant

Extant

Comoros

Native

Extant

Congo, The Democratic Republic of the

Native

Extant

Côte d'Ivoire

Vagrant

Extant

Cyprus

Vagrant

Extant

Czech Republic

Vagrant

Extant

Denmark

Vagrant

Extant

Djibouti

Native

Extant

Egypt

Native

Extant

Eritrea

Native

Extant

Estonia

Native

Extant

Ethiopia

Native

Extant

Fiji

Native

Extant

Yes

Yes

Finland

Native

Extant

Yes

France

Vagrant

Extant

Gabon

Vagrant

Extant

Gambia

Vagrant

Extant

Georgia

Native

Extant

Germany

Vagrant

Extant

Ghana

Vagrant

Extant

Greece

Vagrant

Extant

Guam (to USA)

Native

Extant

Yes

Hong Kong (China)

Native

Extant

Yes

Hungary

Vagrant

Extant

India

Native

Extant

Indonesia

Native

Extant

Iran, Islamic Republic of

Native

Extant

Yes

Yes

Iraq

Native

Extant

Yes

Ireland

Vagrant

Extant

Israel

Native

Extant

Italy

Native

Extant

Japan

Native

Extant

Jordan

Vagrant

Extant

Kazakhstan

Native

Extant

Kenya

Native

Extant

Kuwait

Native

Extant

Yes

Yes

Kyrgyzstan

Native

Extant

Laos

Native

Extant

Latvia

Native

Extant

Yes

Lebanon

Vagrant

Extant

Yes

Libya

Vagrant

Extant

Lithuania

Vagrant

Extant

Madagascar

Native

Extant

Malawi

Native

Extant

Malaysia

Native

Extant

Yes

Maldives

Vagrant

Extant

Mali

Vagrant

Extant

Malta

Vagrant

Extant

Mauritania

Vagrant

Extant

Mauritius

Vagrant

Extant

Mayotte (to France)

Native

Extant

Micronesia, Federated States of

Native

Extant

Yes

Moldova

Native

Extant

Mongolia

Native

Extant

Morocco

Vagrant

Extant

Mozambique

Native

Extant

Myanmar

Native

Extant

Namibia

Native

Extant

Nepal

Vagrant

Extant

Netherlands

Vagrant

Extant

New Caledonia (to France)

Vagrant

Extant

New Zealand

Native

Extant

Nigeria

Vagrant

Extant

North Korea

Native

Extant

Northern Mariana Islands (to USA)

Native

Extant

Yes

Norway

Vagrant

Extant

Oman

Native

Extant

Yes

Yes

Pakistan

Native

Extant

Palau

Native

Extant

Yes

Palestinian Authority Territories

Vagrant

Extant

Yes

Papua New Guinea

Native

Extant

Philippines

Native

Extant

Poland

Vagrant

Extant

Qatar

Native

Extant

Yes

Yes

Réunion (to France)

Vagrant

Extant

Romania

Vagrant

Extant

Russia (Asian)

Native

Extant

Yes

Russia (Central Asian)

Native

Extant

Yes

Yes

Russia (European)

Native

Extant

Yes

Yes

Rwanda

Vagrant

Extant

Saudi Arabia

Native

Extant

Yes

Yes

Seychelles

Native

Extant

Singapore

Native

Extant

Slovakia

Vagrant

Extant

Somalia

Native

Extant

South Africa

Native

Extant

South Korea

Native

Extant

South Sudan

Native

Extant

Yes

Spain

Vagrant

Extant

Sri Lanka

Native

Extant

Sudan

Native

Extant

Swaziland

Vagrant

Extant

Sweden

Vagrant

Extant

Switzerland

Vagrant

Extant

Syria

Native

Extant

Yes

Taiwan (China)

Native

Extant

Tajikistan

Native

Extant

Tanzania

Native

Extant

Thailand

Native

Extant

Timor-Leste

Native

Extant

Yes

Yes

Togo

Native

Extant

Trinidad and Tobago

Vagrant

Extant

Tunisia

Vagrant

Extant

Turkey

Native

Extant

Turkmenistan

Native

Extant

Uganda

Native

Extant

Ukraine

Native

Extant

Yes

Yes

United Arab Emirates

Native

Extant

Yes

Yes

United Kingdom

Vagrant

Extant

USA

Native

Extant

Yes

Uzbekistan

Native

Extant

Vietnam

Native

Extant

Yemen

Native

Extant

Yes

Yes

Zambia

Native

Extant

Zimbabwe

Native

Extant

Important Bird Areas where this species has triggered the IBA criteria

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2015) Species factsheet: Xenus cinereus. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 02/08/2015.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2015) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 02/08/2015.

This information is based upon, and updates, the information published in BirdLife International (2000)
Threatened birds of the world. Barcelona and Cambridge, UK: Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, BirdLife International (2004)
Threatened birds of the world 2004 CD-ROM and BirdLife International (2008) Threatened birds of the world 2008 CD-ROM. These sources provide the information for species accounts for the birds on the IUCN Red List.

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